Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studi Israel Horovitz: A Collection of Critical Essays (Hardcover)

This is the first collection of scholarly essays dedicated to an assessment of this playwright s prodigious body of work. The 13 essays--12 original and one revised and expanded for this volume--present the most timely and provocative thinking on Horovitz s canon (more than 50 plays) and address such subjects as ethnicity; violence; feminism; social commitment; the role of mythology; the influence of Aeschylus Beckett Ionesco O Neill and Albee; and Horovitz s contribution to American drama. Also included are an interview with the playwright conducted by the editor specifically for this collection a comprehensive chronology of his life and productions and the most current primary and selected secondary bibliography.